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Olive Cook(Click on Picture for a larger image)1912 - 2002
Cook described herself as a "painter by inclination", and indeed her art training was derived from an intimate association with the Old Masters while working at the National Gallery during the second world war, and a fortnight’s course at Sir Cedric Morris's Benton End school in Hadleigh Much better known as a writer, (she wrote chiefly on art, architecture, and films) her work as an artist does reflect a deeply held passion, as well as a profound intellectual grasp of the subject.
Olive Cook was a founder member of the Fry Art Gallery, and was married to Edwin Smith (qv)
Cley, Norfolk |
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Oil on Board
Cley has been an inspiration for many East Anglian artists
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Norfolk Afternoon |
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Oil on Board
(Presented as part of the Olive Cook Bequest)
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Remembered Suffolk Summer |
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Oil
A Southwold holiday reminiscence.
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Ships Figureshead and Lighthouse (Southwold) |
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Watercolour
Olive Cook and her husband Edwin Smith spent many holidays at Southwold on the Suffolk coast, which is represented here by the lighthouse. (See also the entry for Edwin Smith.)
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The Expulsion |
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Oil on Canvas
Adam and Eve are banished from an East Anglian Eden
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